Five Things To Know Today

1.  Today is Wednesday, July 13. The National Weather Service predicts mostly sunny skies, a high temperature near 83 degrees and a low of 60 degrees tonight.

2. The Town of Groton's website has been changed from www.town.groton.ct.us to www.groton-ct.gov.  Anyone typing in the old the main page address will automatically be directed to the new address. The change also affects employees' e-mail addresses, but the old e-mails will be good for two years, and e-mails will be redirected to the new addresses. The new e-mail addresses for town employees are the person's first initial, the last name, plus @groton-ct.gov.

3. Gov. Dannel Malloy has signed a bill into law that slows speeds on parts of the Mystic River. State Rep. Elissa Wright (D-Groton) introduced the bill because of increased boat traffic and increased power of vessels traveling the river. The new law says boats moving in certain zones cannot not leave more than a minimum wake and cannot go faster than 6 mph, except to maintain their steering.

4.  The Groton Town Council, acting as the Resource Recovery Authority, on Tuesday reduced the fees for commercial waste for businesses and industry. Under the new fee structure, the charge for a 2-cubic yard container picked up twice a week would drop from $152 a month to $140 a month. The new fees take effect in 60 days.

5.  The executive director of the Southeastern Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority has retired and a replacement is expected to be chosen by the end of this month. Groton Public Works Director Gary Schneider said interviews have been completed and the group is trying to negotiate a contract with a new director. The authority is a collaboration of 11 towns that joined in 1985 to deal with garbage disposal.